Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21

saucer full of treacle; Inc was n deacon in his
church; and when he was not talking of
dollars his mouth was full of doctrine
Dollars and doctrine; the union of this
world and the next; salvation and invest
ments; the thing is not unknown ON this
side of the Atlantic. Both father and
mother, being perfectly satisfied with them
selves, ardently desired that their only son
should follow in their steps and strike out a
line of trade for himself; or, failing this
because the great and glorious gift of dol
lar snatching is not granted to everyone,
they prayed that he might become a lawyer
and politician, and SO, presently, be elected
mayor of his own city, governor of his own
State and perhaps-who knowsY-president
of the United States.
Where did the boy get that face?
Perhaps-the middle classes preserve no
genealoges-in some far off generation this
American youth had some Italian woman
for a great grandmother: or some passion
ate Andalusian, or some wild gipsy-pcr-
haps Provcncac--from whom he deriN ed
those clear and delicate features, those black
eyes which were soft and lustrous and
charge with all poetic qualities, such as
tenderness sympathy, wonder, insight, and
constituencies The lads figure was slender
and tall. In the mobile lips in the pose
of the head, in the long thin fingers, one
could read a temperament more nervous
tb,n thot ,nroralIv found even omong his
countrvmon WLi+ber this nervousness
will lend the American one knows not
Porbons in the amaloom of fine future
when all fine nations of tbe world have CON
+,ihutod some nort 70 fine construction of
tha American tba nnrvous temnerament
viii bc modifiad But how if if he intensi
fed2 Whittier however. this hiphly.s strung
oronizotion lends fine nresent generation one
NAV readily observe. For of some it makes
snlendid orators. of some. the most eloouent
preachers. of some fiery partisans. of some
fervid martyrs. of some. The most inpenious
inventors. of some the most crafty ropues.
of some innostcrs of fine very HIGHEST order.
on oll if bestovs qualities in the s,Inprlntive
Won shall learn presently. whither this
sensitive and nervous organization brought
this vounr man. Never since the day-too
short n dav-of Absalom. was there so
sweet n vonth Like Abaslom. bu4 in this
respect onlv-because in thinking of Absa-
lom ono olIyovs thinks of n Lcau sabrcur
the bov wore his hair long. 1t was part
ed at the side. and rolled over his white
tpmples with n natural curva. which. in the
DAYS of the Gallant D'Orsav. was achieved.
where if was not natural bv the aid of sci
enco. hears crease. and fragrant pomade.
If seemed natural that he sbould wear long
hair. if if was an affectation if was his only
one because his dress was quite plain and
even rustic. while his boots would have at
tracted considerable attention in the fash
ionable quarters of New York
"Don't trv to set me AGAINST if ~ he
said UOb Bethiah I never wanted So
much svmnathv rs now. and if Won refuse
TO stand by me there will be no one.
Everybody is AGAINST me "
81 am not against Won. Zipb Won
ought TO know that y
II met vour father. inst now. and he
stopped to read me a lecture about the safe
WAYS and the unsafe wavs. Wei: there
have been plenty of men who have tried
this wov and failed know that very
we'll But if | were TO fail shanit
fail thouoh-I sbould he bappier than if
never had tried at ALL ;,
sYou have told YOUR father and mothers''
NYes-it was ike having, n tooth ont
.tId rather have two teeth ont than oo
through if again. But | was bound TO tell
them And now it's over and -Bethiah
don't FRY TO ara1le arainst if.
II wont Ziph. But-oh-if Won were
only SIRE that if was the wisest and the
hest thing Could Won not wait n wear or
two-J am sure that Is is full early to
achieve n literary success-could Won not
inst for little While. do-wbat your father
wishes? She added the last words with n
little hesitation. from which if was clear
that the Maternal wishes were clearly dis
tasteful even TO herself.
Measure calico and weigh out tea? No